Commentary: Zanzibar being ruled by hooligans
Behind the union is the strength of the church to rule Zanzibar, should you do away with the union, the thief taking cover behind the bush will be exposed...
Article by Jamil Nasir: Has The Foreign Aid Worked?
In the past Pakistanis have received foreign aid from the UNITED STATES and other Western countries and multilateral agencies but its impact on the lives of the people is not visible. ...
Interview with Al-Jama’ah al-Islamiyah Chairman
Chairman Isam Dirbalah has called on the United States to review the investigation in the case of Shaykh Umar Abd-al-Rahman, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Group...
The Honeymoon Between Mursi and the Salafis Is Near End
The continuous talk by the Salafi figures on the application of Shari`ah and their clear rejection of a text in the new Constitution that speaks about “the civil identity of the state” constitute a challenge for Mursi. ...
Libya: Berbers fight for recognition
During his 42 years in power, Gaddafi persecuted the country`s minority Berber or Amazigh community, arresting its leaders, banishing its language from schools and beating protesters....
Turkey’s Acceleration Toward Non-Existence
The West has caught Turkey in a game that on the surface is for the benefit of Turkey but in reality is for the destruction of that country...
The looters’ haven
Washington has sent a message to friendly dictators that you can steal and terrorize your people as much as you like as long as you hold power. We`ll only seize your assets if you`re overthrown ...
Africa Oil finds additional oil in Kenya well
The Ngamia-1 wildcat well in Kenya Block 10BB has now been drilled to a total depth of 2,340 meters, has made a significant light oil discovery and is now being suspended for future flow testing ...
The American Faction
The American faction and the reactionary Arabs have both created the Syrian story with the goal of discouraging Arab public opinion from their popular revolts...
Turkey and Arab Anxiety
Only six out of 135 people in Turkey`s 25 diplomatic missions in Arab countries can speak Arabic. I think this says a lot about the competence and capability of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. ...
Somalia: No to Donor-Driven Constitution
International donors on Monday said Somalia`s new constitution must enshrine principles of religious freedom and stressed that the country`s political transition should be completed by August 20...
Gadhafi-Era Spy Tactics Quietly Restarted in Libya
Libya`s caretaker government has quietly reactivated some of the interception equipment that fallen dictator Gadhafi once used to spy on his opponents ...
Madrasah Alphabets: A is for Allah, B for Bandook
Extreme religious schools in Pakistan taught children Alphabets as: A for Allah, B for bandook, Te for takrao, J for jihad, H for hijab, Kh for khanjar & Ze for zunoob...
Somalia: after the elections
In the 1960s elections, the differences between the parties were neither ideological nor geographical but reflected personal and clan rivalries...
Language imperialism
The speed at which English has spread all over the world as a global language is simply breathtaking ...
Islam is the solution. Is it? Ask Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood has stopped talking about its longtime dream of an Islamic Egypt and expelling Israel`s ambassador to Cairo...
Forget the Brotherhood
The biggest obstacles to greater freedom and democracy in Egypt are the generals, not the Brothers...
Somali-Kenya Dispute
Mr. Egal declared: We in the Somali Republic make no claims on the territory of any of our neighbours . . . we do not wish to annex the territory of any state whatever, nor to expand into such territory...
Khat fight
Harmless recreational drug or a recruitment tool for terrorists? Howard Swains reports on a very chewy issue ...
Dilemma on the Horn of Africa
Somali ambitions are well known, On the country`s flag there is a five-point star—two points for the united British and Italian Somalilands, one for the Somali in Kenya, one for those in Ethiopia and one for French Somaliland ...
Iranian Miss Lambton
Ms. Lambton (1912-2008), who was famous as the queen of espionage and coup d`etat and the mother of spies and spying, was of English origin...